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Three Books by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Located in valatie, NY
Three Books by Edna St. Vincent Millay. 1.) The King's Henchman, A Play in Three Acts by Edna St
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20th Century American Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
-five masterworks by Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota (1917-2003). Initially determined to unlock
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20th Century Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker Taschen 1999
By Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Prints by Gabriele Fahr-Becker. The major section of the book consists of the 139
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japanese Vintage Books

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Robert Mapplethorpe coffee table book, English & Japanese, softcover 1987
Located in View Park, CA
. Featuring text in Japanese and English and both color and black and white plates, including portraits of
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper, Plastic

Ancient Japan Hardcover Art Book by Richard J. Pearson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ancient Japan Hardcover book – October 1, 1992 by Richard J. Pearson This is a beautiful large
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20th Century Japanese Tribal Japanese Vintage Books

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Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Cecil Beaton brings all his skills to bear in this charming tribute to Japan, it's customs, people
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Books

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Vintage Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
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"Japanese Print Its Evolution and Essence" Book by Muneshige Narazaki
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Japanese print: its evolution and essence Book by Muneshige Narazaki. "In this book the author
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1970s Japanese Arts and Crafts Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

Vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat Japanese Book
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Rare vintage Japanese publication from 1997 which chronicles the life of
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1980s Japanese Vintage Books

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The Peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans. Discusses the history, culture, and religion
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20th Century American Japonisme Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

The Traditional Arts of Japan by H. Boger, First Edititon
Located in valatie, NY
The Traditional Arts of Japan by H. Boger. Garden City: Doubleday and Co., 1964. First edititon
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20th Century American Japanese Vintage Books

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Sotheby's Japanese Prints, Paintings and Screens, New York June 18, 1990
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Japanese prints, paintings and screens, New York June 18, 1990. First edition softcover
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1990s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Sotheby's Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991, Auction Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991. Sotheby's 1st Ed softcover. 382 lots
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1990s English Japanese Vintage Books

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Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art By Charles Grosbois. Nagel
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1960s Japanese Vintage Books

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Shigaraki the Potters' Valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan Hardcover Book by Louise Al
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Shigaraki the potters valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan. by Louise Allison Cort. This is a study of
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
box, in a near fine condition. Captions are in Japanese and English, the text is in Japanese. A
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1960s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
H 14.5 in W 3 in D 11 in
Miniature Rooms, the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Located in Bradenton, FL
1984 by Abbeville Press. Printed in Japan, 168 pages.
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1980s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

Signed Araki's Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher. 21 books complete collection limited edition
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

Araki's Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher. 21 books complete collection limited edition
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America
Located in Bradenton, FL
table book. First edition, published in 1979 by Abbeville Press of New York. Printed and bound in Japan
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1970s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America
The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America
H 15.25 in W 12.25 in D 2.25 in
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Hardcover Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Park Lane of New York. Manufactured in Japan, illustrated, 336 pages.
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1980s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
By Harry N. Abrams
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Abrams, Inc. of New York in 1980. Printed and bound in Japan. 416 Illustrations, including 200 plates in
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1980s Japanese Art Deco Japanese Vintage Books

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Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
H 12.25 in W 10.25 in D 1.5 in
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
, published in 1981 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 242 pages.
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1980s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
H 13.25 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the book hails from Japan
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1980s Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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William Brice, Notations 1982, Twelvetrees Press, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
William Brice, Notations 1982, printed and bound in Japan for Twelvetrees Press, First Edition
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20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper, Linen

Impressionist Masterpieces by John House
Located in Bradenton, FL
Japan. Illustrated, 128 pages.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

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"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" 1st Edition
Located in Hanover, MA
"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" by Shirley Kennedy, 1st edition, printed in Japan in 1991. All
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japanese Vintage Books

Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the Film By Peggy Mulloy 2005 Hardcover Book
By David James
Located in North Hollywood, CA
years before WWII when a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a servant in a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japanese Vintage Books

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British Textile Design, V&A, London, 1980, Gakken, Tokyo, 3 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Museum. The books are in linen with gilded letters in Japanese on the spine, each book in its original
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Late 20th Century English Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

Vintage Warhol Basquiat Boxing Cover 'Brutus'
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare vintage 1997 Brutus magazine (Japan) exploring the history of Basquiat and documenting the
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1980s Japanese Vintage Books

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Sotheby's: 1993, Loyd-Paxton Collection of Dallas Texas, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Collections of Loyd-Paxton of Dallas, Texas including: European Furniture and Decorations, Japanese, Indian
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1990s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Masken Gesichter Der Menschheit 'Face Masks of Humanity', First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, Mexico, Japan and Europe. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used
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20th Century Swiss Japanese Vintage Books

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Book Ko-Sometsuke Masahiko Kawahara Chinese Porcelain Ming Kyoto Shoin, 1977
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
') porcelain presented in 934 catalogue entries. A thorough introduction in Japanese and English outlines the
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Books

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Porcelain

Print Price Index 92: 1990-1991 Auction Season by Peter Falk
Located in valatie, NY
, sporting, topographical, natural history and Japanese prints. A huge resource and a great guide. NPT Books
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1990s American Japanese Vintage Books

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DODGSON - Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland - Illustrated by Dali - 1969
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
13 plates on Japan nacre, of which this is copy CXCI. CONDITION: The clamshell box is in VERY GOOD
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1960s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Leather

Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
in Tokyo. Isamu Kenmochi (1912-1971) was one of the pioneers of industrial design in Japan. Post-war
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Books

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Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
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Guadalcanal by Edwin P. Hoyt, First Edition, Signed by 7 USMC VMF Fighter Pilots
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Japan and the fighting helped turn the tides of the war towards an Allied victory. Yet it took six long
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1980s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Wind Ups Tin Toy Dreams T. Kitahara Collection, Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Wind Ups: Tin Toy Dreams T. Kitahara Collection by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985
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1980s American Japanese Vintage Books

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The Dream Come True - Great Houses of Los Angeles
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Printed in Japan. 216 pages.
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1980s Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Kishin Shinoyama, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy, Signed Limited Edition
By Yoko Ono 1, Kishin Shinoyama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, provocative images, Kishin Shinoyama is one of Japan’s most controversial and acclaimed artists, at once
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Late 20th Century Italian Japanese Vintage Books

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Tiffany's 20th Century by John Loring
Located in Bradenton, FL
. First edition published in 1997 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Printed and bound in Japan. 349 illustrations
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1990s Japanese Vintage Books

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Tiffany's 20th Century by John Loring
Tiffany's 20th Century by John Loring
H 12.25 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
The Flying Tigers by Russell Whelan, Signed by 17 Flying Tigers, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Japanese attacking airplanes. Fliers of the First American Volunteer Group who have signed this book
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Huntsman, What Quarry? by Edna St. Vincent Millay, a Play in Three Acts
Located in valatie, NY
against the brutalities of Fascist Spain, Nazi Germany, and imperialistic Japan, and Czechoslovakia
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1930s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Christie's, ‎French and Company Magnificent French and English Furniture 11/1998
Located in valatie, NY
, the Balfour desk, Japanese Laquer commodes, Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted commode by J. Schmitz JME and many
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1990s American Japanese Vintage Books

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EDWARD STEICHEN A Life in Photography Hardcover Book 1984
By Edward Steichen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EDWARD STEICHEN A Life in Photography Hardcover Book 1984 Bonanza Crown Japan. Arguably one of the
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Japanese Vintage Books

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Oriental Art, First Edition
By Pratapaditya Pal, Jan Fontein
Located in valatie, NY
and lacquer from Japan, China, Korea, India and Persia. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques
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20th Century American Japanese Vintage Books

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Paul Jouve - Félix Marcilhal
Located in Montelabbate, PU
du Louvre. Initiator of the René Lalique Museum in Suwa, Japan, he was its expert and accredited
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Books

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Paul Jouve - Félix Marcilhal
Paul Jouve - Félix Marcilhal
H 12.13 in W 9.45 in D 1.34 in
American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert C Revi, First Edition
By Albert Christian Revi 1
Located in valatie, NY
concepts; elements of Japanese art, Pre-Raphaelite affectations, Egyptian, Byzantine, Moorish, and Roman
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1960s American Japanese Vintage Books

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Liquidation of The Entire Stock of The NY Store of Yamanaka & Co., 1944, Cat. #1
Located in valatie, NY
, Chinese and Japanese furniture. The Yamanaka Company was owned by the seventh generation of the family of
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1940s American Japanese Vintage Books

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New Forms Architecture in The 1990s First Edition Hardcover 1997
By Angelika Taschen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
new bibliothèque nationale de france, to japan's tadao ando - explain their work in terms of
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Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Art Pottery of America by Lucile Henske, First Edition
By Lucile Henzke
Located in valatie, NY
with native clays attended the fair were inspired by the displays shown by the French and Japanese. NPT
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20th Century American Japanese Vintage Books

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LaChapelle Land Photographs by David LaChapelle (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
many more. Packaged in a beautiful box designed by the legendary Japanese graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Books

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LaChapelle Land Photographs by David LaChapelle (Book)
LaChapelle Land Photographs by David LaChapelle (Book)
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Women And Art Contested Territory by Judy Chicago 1st Ed 1999 Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, a number of the books she has authored have been
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Japanese Vintage Books

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"Saint-Cloud Manufactory, ca 1690–1766", First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
only was known at the time in China and Japan. The book celebrates France's contributions tho the
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Late 20th Century American Japanese Vintage Books

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Paper

David Hicks: Living With Design 1979
Located in Richmond, VA
interior designers. His practice ranges from Australia and Japan to Europe and the United States and
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1970s Japanese Vintage Books

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David Hicks: Living With Design 1979
David Hicks: Living With Design 1979
H 11.25 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
Northwest Style: Interior Design and Architecture in the Pacific Northwest Hardc
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wall Frank Chronicle Books, 1st edition,Oct 1, 1999 - Architecture - San Francisco, 204 pages. With
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Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Japanese Vintage Books

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The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
Located in Bradenton, FL
. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 277 illustrations, including 82 plates in full color, 286
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Late 20th Century Shaker Japanese Vintage Books

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The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
H 12 in W 9.25 in D 1.25 in
Andrew Wyeth - the Helga Pictures
Located in Bradenton, FL
New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 208 pages.
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1980s Japanese Vintage Books

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Andrew Wyeth - the Helga Pictures
Andrew Wyeth - the Helga Pictures
H 11.25 in W 9.75 in D 1.25 in
Helmut Newton Sumo Taschen Book, Philippe Starck Stand, Signed Limited Edition
By Helmut Newton, Philippe Starck, TASCHEN
Located in Miami, FL
SUMO effortless and elegant. Inspired by Japanese discipline, it complements the book's grandeur
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Late 20th Century Monacan Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Metal

Helmut Newton Sumo - Enormous Limited Edition Book with Philippe Starck Stand
By Yves Saint Laurent, Helmut Newton, Philippe Starck, TASCHEN
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
elegant. Inspired by Japanese discipline, it complements the book's grandeur, allowing proud owners to
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1990s German Post-Modern Japanese Vintage Books

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Steel, Chrome

Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Art Book Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (in Japanese ?? ??, Fujita Tsuguharu; Tokyo, 27 November 1886
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1970s French Japonisme Japanese Vintage Books

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Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
Art Book Leonard Foujita Oeuvres 1949 - 1968
H 15.75 in W 12.6 in D 2.37 in
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Japanese Vintage Books For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Japanese vintage books is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, ceramic and fabric, all Japanese vintage books available were constructed with great care. There are 13 antique and vintage Japanese vintage books for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Japanese vintage books have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Japanese vintage books are generally popular furniture pieces, but modern and mid-century modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many Japanese vintage books are appealing in their simplicity, but Sergio Asti, Superego Editions and Michael Thompson Photographer produced popular Japanese vintage books that are worth a look.

How Much are Japanese Vintage Books?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $985, while they’re typically $180 on the low end and $7,880 highest priced.